Comparison

DrPolaris vs Cortexmed

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DrPolaris

This app provides comprehensive medical education content for MBBS students, covering all years and subjects. It features over 1000 hours of video lectures, one-page revision notes, story-based learning for complex topics, and animated case scenarios for clinical practice.

Highlights
  • CBME-integrated curriculum
  • 1000+ hours of video lectures
  • One-pager revision notes (Flash Notes)
  • Story-based learning
  • Animated case scenarios
  • Covers all MBBS years and subjects
Features
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We love the C word – ‘Concepts.’ Now, the new C word that we started loving is ‘CBME.’ Yes, our app follows all the content recommended by CBME (Competency-based Medical Education). Dr.Polaris is a one-stop solution, where we provide concepts of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry for a first-year student along with respective CBME-integrated videos from other years as well. We not only give how to study in first year MBBS but also what to study in first year MBBS as well. Not only first year MBBS, our content coverage extends to other years as well - Second year MBBS subjects – Pathology, Microbiology & Pharmacology, Third year MBBS subjects – ENT, Ophthalmology, Community Medicine/PSM & Forensic Medicine, Fourth year MBBS subjects – General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, OBG & Paediatrics. Our vision is to make better doctors out of you, and we know that you belong to a digital native generation, that’s why we went all the way in making video content for each and every topic in CBME & NMC curriculum, 1000+ hours of video lectures covering 1900+ topics by 23 Super Tutors. Concepts are better explained in chalk and talk right? Yes, that’s exactly what we did – Smartboard based video lectures. We also gave special care to ‘how to revise MBBS topics easily’ part, that’s why we developed a one-pager revision note called ‘Flash Notes’ for all the topics, so that each student can finish their quick revision of MBBS topics. Our content creators are doctors, so they know how boring medical learning can get, so they did all they can to make it as entertaining as possible. Our Story Based Learning is just that – entire course of Pharmacology is with animated Story based learning. Trust us, it’s the cheat code for ‘how to remember drug side-effects & mechanism of action easily’. Last but not the least, upcoming doctors needs to see clinical cases. Case-based simulation or Case-based learning is what we offer with our Animated Case scenarios. The more cases you visualize, the better doctors you become. We have 2 subscription packs with different validities: 1. An Academic Year wise packs 2. A Complete All-Year pack If you are a first year, second year or any other year, you can opt for your respective Academic year-wise pack and you get as mentioned earlier, all the integrated videos from other years as well. Or, if you are that student who wants to take that extra step, then we have all-subject packs. You get all the 15 subjects in a single pack. 23 Super Tutors – Handpicked from the best in the country - Anatomy – Dr Dheeraj K, Dr Tejaswi H L - Physiology – Dr Richa Gupta, Dr Shyma Rajeev - Biochemistry – Dr Janice D’Sa - Pathology – Dr Priyanka Sachdev, Dr Lovely George - Microbiology – Dr Rouchelle Tellis - Pharmacology – Dr Anusha N - Forensic Medicine – Dr Suraj S Shetty - ENT – Dr Sanchit Bajpai - Ophthalmology – Dr Vandana John Serrao - PSM – Dr Naveen S - General Medicine – Dr Anoop Joseph, Dr Manjunath Suresh Pandit, Dr Rhea Alva, Dr Jeffrey Lewis - General Surgery – Dr Ryan Fernandes, Dr Atul Ajith - OBG – Dr Sara Naushad, Dr Sonal Parihar - Pediatrics – Dr Kavita Srivastava - Orthopedics – Dr Daivik T Shetty So, Are you ready for the Next Start? Download the app now. Terms and Conditions - https://drpolaris.com/termsandconditions/index.html Privacy Policy - https://drpolaris.com/privacypolicy/index.html

About

Cortexmed

Features
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Cortex is the most committed ed-tech company and the creator of the most productive multilingual e-learning app which offers the most advanced and productive learning programs for students in classes 6 - 12 (K-12) and competitive exams like IIT JEE, NEET, State competitive exams and soon launching many competitive exams.

Screenshots

DrPolaris4 screens
Cortexmed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cortexmed at none against DrPolaris's 11. Cortexmed also leads on ads (none vs shown). DrPolaris's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DrPolaris sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Cortexmed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrPolaris ships an update every 11 days, Cortexmed every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DrPolaris versus Cortexmed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrPolarisCortexmed
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB55 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDRPOLARIS PRIVATE LIMITEDCMKR-AI MARKETING MADNESS PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

11 purchases

DrPolaris

Subscriptions11
  • Exam Pack Year 1$24.991 Month
  • Exam Pack Year 4$24.991 Month
  • Exam Pack Year 2$24.991 Month
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  • Exam Pack Year 3$24.991 Month
  • Orthopedics - 3 Months$30.993 Months
  • Surgery - 3 Months$30.993 Months
  • The Unlimited Pack- 1 Months$35.001 Month
  • Freshers Pack$49.991 Month
  • Academic Year 2 - 6 Months$89.996 Months
  • The Unlimited Pack- 6 Months$114.996 Months
  • The Unlimited Pack- 12 Months$214.991 Year
None

Cortexmed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrPolaris free?
DrPolaris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cortexmed free?
Cortexmed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DrPolaris or Cortexmed have ads?
DrPolaris shows ads; Cortexmed does not.
Which is updated more often, DrPolaris or Cortexmed?
DrPolaris ships an update every 11 days, and Cortexmed every 5 weeks. Most recently, DrPolaris was updated on June 5, 2026 and Cortexmed on September 12, 2026.

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